Fish-line float.



PATENTED JUNE 28, 1904.

No. 763.557. 'i P. HAGHMANN.

FISH LINE FLOAT. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

Patented J' une 1904. i

` FREDERICK HEGHMANN, oEs'E RAUL,M1NNEsoTA,-AssiGNR QE,"

sEvEN-EIGHrHs. To GEORGE G. WHEAT AND :ELM-ER 4R..,1; ...i.R-,g.

SONS, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AND AND J R. PATTY, lOF ST. PAUL, .MINNESOTA.

FisH-LINE FLOAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,557, dated June 28, 1904.

Application filed August 21, 1903.

To all zzz/1,0m, it muy concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK HACHMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at. St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish-Line Floats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to fish-line ioats, and has for its object to improve the same in the 'several particulars hereinafter noted.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Figure `l is an elevation showing` a portion of a fish-line and illustrating one of my improved iioats attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig.4 l, but with the clampingring of the fioat removed and with the fishline shown by'dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a section on the line m3 m3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on the same line as Fig. 3, but showing the clamping-ring moved into different positions. Fig. 5 is a section on the line m5 wf of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a section on the line me of Fig. l.

The numeral 1 indicates the body of the float, preferably made of wood, being cored out on its axial line, as shown at l, and both ends of said core being plugged with cork plugs a and a', said plugs extendingY beyond the body 1, so as to form, together with the' body, an approximately egg shaped oat. This float is half-split or, in other words, is slitted longitudinally from its outer surface to its axis, as indicated at 2. Furthermore," it is provided with an endless channel or groove 3, extending, preferably, in a plane cutting its largest transverse diameter. Seated in the groove 3 is a split clamping-ring 4, the ends of which are spaced apart for a pur- Serial No. 170.243. (No model.)

pose which will presently appear. The said split clamping-ring is preferably formed of round spring-steel Wire and preferably has one end bent outwardly slightly, as shown at 4, to afford a finger-piece by means of which the ring may be adjusted circumferentially in the groove 3, so as to bring the gap between its ends into alinement with the slit 2, as shown in Fig. 4, or out of alinement therewith, as shown in Fig. 3.

The numeral 5 indicates the fish-line.

When the clamping-ring 4 is adjusted, as shown in Fig. 4, the line may be forced laterally through the slit 2 to the axis of the body 1 or, in other words, into operative position. Also in the position of the ring shown in Fig. 4 the line may be removed from the float by forcing it laterally outward through the slit 2 and through the gap between the ends of the ring 4. When, however, the line is applied in Working position with respect to the oat, as shown in Figs. l, 3, and 4, and the ring4 is turned approximately as shown:y in Figs. l and 3, the line cannot of course be removed laterally from the float, but can, nevertheless, be drawn in either direction axially through the same, so as to effect any desired adjustment of the iioat on the line. This latter feature is of course very important, since it is frequently necessary in fishing to readjust the ioat on the line to vary the depth to which the hook will be dropped into the water. The spring clamping-ring, of course, tightly presses together the slit portion of the fioat l, so that the line will be held with considerable force at the axis thereof.

The device described, while of `extremely small cost, is efficient for the purposes had in view and permits the ioat to be quickly applied to a line or removed therefrom and when applied to be very easily and quickly adjusted by sliding the same on the line.

It will of course be understood that the device is capable of some modification Within the scope of the invention as herein set forth and claimed. For instance, the entire iioat may be made entirely either of cork or Wood or the plugsebovedescrbedmay;y be' mede fof? a continuousfpiece olf-"cork insteadzof; separatelpieces. I have also foundfthat the construction I have shown and described makes; a, cheaper and a stronger float than one of all cork and at thelsarne'tiiie-oneof Very light;y f

weight,- I-have found,utoo., u.that by ilfsillgqlis-l the expense maybegrefetlylreduced;

What I claim, and desire-to secure -by Let#d ters Patent ofthe United States, is as follows:

A fish-line float comprising a Wooden body hevingan axialcore oi'cork, vseidjiioebeing splim, fromL one1side to^.its..a.xs,va.nd1. a split I5 clamping ring surrounding the sertie and .transversely intersecting said slit, `1substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In -testimony;whereof I axmy. signature in preseneof 'two witnesses.

EREDERICK HACHMANN.

Witnesses.:

ROBERT= vMABEY, F. D. MERCHANT. 

